New London County CT Archives History .....Town Poor In Colchester Treasurer's Records 1792-1798 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara W. Brown buwbrown@comcast.net February 1, 2009, 12:29 pm Colchester, Town Treasurer's Records, 1797-1805: Jan. 12, 1797 pd for a horse furnished for the removal of Lieut. Johnson Oct. 15, 1797 wood furnished for widow Bill Oct. 10, 1797 pd Charles Taintor for boarding Molly Jones July 8-Oct. 8 Dec. 22, 1792 Dr. Robert Usher billed town for doctoring Moses Fuller's wife Oct. 20, 1793 Dr. Robert Usher billed town for doctoring Moses Fuller's wife & doctoring his foot Nov. 1797 pd Isaiah Munn for moving Mol Bettis June 30, 1797 Joshua Hall billed town for keeping Ezekiel Fox May 6-July 1 Nov. 21, 1797 Crippen Archer billed town for keeping Molly Bettis July 20- Dec. 4 Darius Clark billed town for keeping Betty Coleman May 14- Dec. 31 Lucy Clark billed town for keeping Mrs. Gustin & child 51 weeks to Dec. 11, 1797; keeping Molly Bettis 30 weeks & 2 days to July 20, 1797; to keeping Mrs. Gustin & child to Jan. 1, 1797 (sic) 3 1/2 weeks (Note: should probably read Jan. 1, 1798) Feb. 1797 cash advanced to remove Lieut. Johnson Nov. 24, 1797 pd Joseph Taylor for use of house and garden for Moses Fuller, Mar. 1, 1797-Mar. 1, 1797 Oct. 1797 David Yeomans billed town for making a coffin for Francis McCann Nov. 25, 1797 pd John Watrous for sundry supplies for Dinah Tattington for the year 1797 Oct. 11, 1797 David Miner billed town for digging Francis McCann's grave Nov. 27, 1797 pd John Mason for keeping widow Lydia Hills June 9-Oct. 27 Nov. 30, 1797 pd John Carrier for supplies and rent of house & garden in 1796 and 1797 Nov. 28, 1797 pd Charles Taintor for keeping Molly Jones Oct. 8, 1797-Jan. 8, 1798 May 3, 1797 appointed overseer to Simon Cone Dec. 2, 1797 pd Jonathan Keeney for keeping widow Beebe Dec. 5, 1796-Dec. 4, 1797 Dec. 2, 1797 pd Obed Alvord for keeping the widow Bill Aug. 1-Oct. 6; pair of shoes for Mrs. Gustin Oct. 1797 John Isham 2nd billed town for sundries & funeral expenses for Francis McCann Dec. 4, 1797 Joseph Isham Jr. billed town for finding house & firewood for widow Bill Aug. 18, 1797 pd Joseph Lovett for moving Mol Bettis from Lebanon in October last June 21, 1797 Joseph Isham Jr. billed town for drawing indentures for Tarbell's boy Joseph Isham Jr, billed town for boarding one Brown 20 days; rum and rags to dress his wound Jan. 1796 Solomon Scoville billed town for serving a long writ in favor of the Selectmen against Amos Kellogg & others at Somers & Windsor in the case of Ned Carter May 10, 1796 depositions taken to Norwich in Ned's case Jan. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous billed town for visit to Ned Carter Dec. 4, 1797 pd for clothing and shoes for Nathan Chapman pd Cephas Cone for boarding Sarah Gates 52 weeks pd Elisha Buell for boarding widow Hannah Buell Sept. 10- Dec. 4, 1797 Apr. 11, 1797 Theodore Lord billed town for sundries for Ebenezer Coleman's family Dec. 27, 1797 Daniel Isham billed town for expenses paid for Tom George's being arrested by complaint of Jesse Craw and dismissed by Esq. Foot without cost Dec. 1796 Dr. John R. Watrous billed town for visits to Benjamin Randall, Woodworth's wife, Mrs. Gustin's child, Moses Fuller's wife Feb. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous assisted Poll Whitney in delivery; doctored Mrs. Gustin's child; set leg & arm of Ezekiel Fox; Mol Bettis Mar. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous dressed Fox's wound; doctored Mrs. Gustin's child Apr. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous visited Ebenezer Coleman's son and dressed his wound; doctored Mrs. Jeffers, Mrs. Woodworth, Mrs. Gustin May 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous doctored Mol Bettis, Woodworth's wife, widow Bill June 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous doctored Woodworth's wife July 1797 cash given to Robinson to buy corn; cash given to Allen for same Dr. John R. Watrous doctored Jeffers Aug. 1797 pd Arunah Freeman for digging Ned's grave Sept. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous doctored Ebenezer Coleman & son pd for sundries done for Lydia Chappel; town reimbursed by Town of New London Oct. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous doctored Francis McCann Dec. 1797 Dr. John R. Watrous made 16 visits to Pemberton Brown, a transient person, and dressed his wounds June 19, 1797 wood delivered to Elder Allen Dec. 1797 wood delivered to Elder Allen Jan. 16, 1798 pd John Cartey for boarding Ben Randall all through 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, and to Feb. 1, 1799 Feb. 5, 1798 Elisha Luther billed town for "boarding my father Ellis Luther" 1 year to Feb. 20, 1798 Mar. 19, 1798 Joshua Beckwith billed town for nursing and attending Ichabod Allen and wife 8 weeks & 4 days to this date Mar. 28, 1798 pd John Mason for keeping widow Lydia Hills Oct. 28, 1797- Mar. 30, 1798 Sept.-Dec. 1797 supplies delivered to Ichabod Allen & wife Apr. 9, 1798 pd Elisha Buell for boarding widow Hannah Buell Dec. 4, 1797- Apr. 9, 1798 pd Charles Taintor for boarding Molly Jones Jan. 8-Apr. 8, 1798 pd Crippen Archer for boarding Molly Bettis Dec. 4, 1797- Apr. 7, 1798 May 10, 1798 Peg Loveridge billed town for "ointing Pol Sheridan for the itch and cleaning her up"; boarding her 5 days Apr. 9, 1798 Joseph Harris billed town for boarding the widow Loverige Dec. 4, 1797-Apr. 9, 1798 Feb. 27, 1798 wood delivered to Daniel Welch Feb. 1798 clothing supplied for Nathan Chapman May 23, 1798 Amos Randall billed town for boarding Daniel Welch 3 weeks July 10, 1798 Charles Taintor billed town for boarding Molly Jones Apr. 8- July 8 Additional Comments: This record is located in the office of the Colchester Town Clerk. 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